El Dorado Irrigation District
El Dorado County service area, including Placerville and El Dorado Hills
Population reference
132,171
Billing detail
Partial public detail found
Official destination
Open provider website ↗Provider-specific findings
Billing and account research from public material
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- Billing frequency
- Bi-monthly. EID states that meter-reading routes align with eight billing cycles and that meters are read on a bi-monthly basis by radio or manual read.
- Rate structure
- Fixed base charges by meter size plus increasing-block residential commodity rates, with separate schedules for single-family residential, multifamily/commercial/landscape, agricultural irrigation, and raw water. EID’s 2026 table lists a 5/8- or 3/4-inch single-family base charge of $97.69 and residential commodity tiers of $0.029219, $0.035121, and $0.043343 per cubic foot for 0-1,800, 1,801-4,500, and above 4,500 cubic feet, respectively.
- Residential cost reference
- Approximately $58.60 per month for water-only at 5,000 gallons when annualizing a bi-monthly bill: the 2026 5/8- or 3/4-inch base is $97.69 per billing period and 5,000 gallons is about 668 cubic feet, which falls in the first commodity tier and yields about $117.20 per bi-monthly bill. Sewer, recycled-water, and other charges are not included because they vary by EID service and property.
- Wastewater and sewer calculation
- EID publishes a separate residential sewer charge and provides sewer service in portions of its area. The reviewed rate-page text does not reproduce the complete 2026 sewer formula; the customer’s sewer charge should be checked against the residential sewer schedule and may be separate from potable-water commodity usage.
- Meter reading
- EID has more than 45,000 meters across approximately 220 square miles, with eight billing cycles and bi-monthly reads. More than 20,000 meters use AMR radio transmitters read from a service vehicle; the remainder may be manually read, and all new installations include AMR. EID reviews the data for unusual consumption before billing.
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How documentation coverage compares
This profile
71%
overview fields with research notes
California
67%
records with any overview detail
National index
50%
records with any overview detail
Coverage measures what this directory documented. It does not measure service quality, affordability, or regulatory compliance.
Research record
Partial public detail found
5 of 7 fields in this section contain provider-specific public detail in dataset August 1, 2026.
Documented
71%
Details not confirmed in the reviewed public material
- New-account deposit
- Activation or transfer fee
“Not confirmed” means the directory did not identify a dependable public statement. It does not mean the provider has no policy or option.
Primary verification routes
- El Dorado Irrigation District public website ↗
Provider-controlled destination used to confirm current customer instructions.
- EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System ↗
Federal background on public water-system records and their limitations.